Where does “arvutiviirus” come from?
arvutiviirus (Estonian) comes from Estonian arvuti, from English computer, from English compute, from French computer, from Latin computāre, from Latin computō, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
arvutiviirus (Estonian): computer virus
Definitions
- computer virus
Ancestry of “arvutiviirus”, step by step
arvutiviirus traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Estonian arvuti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonian | arvuti | computer |
| 2 | English | computer | A person employed to perform computations; one... |
| 3 | English | compute | To reckon or calculate; To make sense;... |
| 4 | French | computer | to compute |
| 5 | Latin | computāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | computō | to calculate, compute, reckon together |
| 7 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 8 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Estonian viirus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonian | viirus | virus |
| 2 | New Latin | virus | virus; A stinking, or rammish smell; The seed or... |
via English computer virus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | computer virus | A program which can covertly transmit itself... |